The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Governor Hill, OF New York, has vetoed
the bill imposing tax upon "backet-
shops" 9
A fifteen million cubic.foot gas we'll, the
fifth in number, has been opened atSouth
Marion, Ind. ..E..
j. 9. Anderson was arrested at Newark,
o., on the charge Of using the mails to
promote scheme Of chance.
Crumb u Baslington, bankers and brok.
ers, Of Cleveland, o., assigned Saturday,
with liabilities aggregating sex, 900.
The jury in tho express robbery case at
Utica, N. Y, found Roark guilty Of rob.
berry in the first degree. He will be sen-
fenced Thursday. -.a
Mrs. Noah Ham, Of Anderson, Ind, for
three years q cripple, is alleged to have
been cured by the faith proceaa.
The peach crop Of Delaware is now re-
ported to be almost failure. There will
not be over 100000 baskets, where s.
100000 we're at first expected.
George Huntley, thirty years Of age, and
living at Normal Park, Chicago suburb,
was run over by train and lost two legs
and an arm. He can scarcely live.
DR.. 7. D. Dover, crazed over his wiio's
death, euicided at Little Rock, Ark. 3d.
fore blowing his brains out he made will
disposing OF his property and body.
At New Canton, ILL.,, David Douglas
went to the house Of Riley Kelly, and,
calling him out, plunged knife into bis
breast, killing him instantly. Both were
boys. I'D .1,. }a5r h Il s's,...,. q, -gA
VIM. Cunningham, the man chsrgod
with firing tenement house at No. 22l2
South Park avenue, Chicago, with its
eight familiea and thirty people in bad,
was held in 81 900. He was seen to build
fire under the house. 5
U. s. Secretary OF Treasury Fairchild
has directed Assistant Treasurers to pay
July interest checks and coupons upon
presentation. This Is done in order to re-
lease eaough money at once to prevent
embarrassment in financial circleg. n
Preliminary steps have been taken by
the Interior Department in Washington
to csncel tifty.tive desert land entries in
Wyoming Territory, sggregsting about
81. 900 acres, because the conditions Of en-.
laNe Aot DtCu luluHcut huu DeCaUSG
Of Justification and conspiracy therein.
Assistant Postmaster Wm. N. Bucklew,
o: the Ooshocton, o., Office is short S..
0lg aS, and bas been arrested for embsz,
slement, He handed over Sl,440, and
gave chattel mortgage for the remainder.
The postmaster at Arcanum, o., Geo. E.
Morris, is also under arrest for the embez.
claimant of 800 w. - .1 F5rs d.
Counterfeit dollars have lately gained
extensive circulation at Adrian, Mich,
and efforts Of the police have resulted In
the arrest Of four men, Theo. PACKARD,
Henry Winters, Charles Jordan and
Henry Jordan. The latter are brothers,
and on their promises in Jasper, a village
FIVE milea south Of Adrian, were found
bogus money and full counterfeit plant,
Other arreets are expected.
Tho dead body Of Mrs. Lillian Jacobs
the young and beautiful vile OF Fl. E
Jacobs, drummer, was found Friday ir
her rooms at 2453 Wabash avenue, Obi
caso, and an empty laudanum bottle OF
her table. Her huaband said bis wife wss
always very lonely when he was away OF
| his tripa, and sometimes became go de
spondent that shs told him she hat
thought Of committing suicide.